Team Collaboration to Create a Technology Goal

Discussion 2: Team Collaboration to Create a Technology Goal Now that you have considered the importance of culture and leadership in" rel="nofollow">in strategic plannin" rel="nofollow">ing, you are ready to draft a simple strategic plannin" rel="nofollow">ing goal: an early step in" rel="nofollow">in the process. Sin" rel="nofollow">ince a strategic plan typically addresses an in" rel="nofollow">institution�s next three to five years, its strategic goals are quite broad and far-reachin" rel="nofollow">ing. Later in" rel="nofollow">in the process, you would create an implementation plan for each strategic plannin" rel="nofollow">ing goal. As you plan the implementation, you would identify the smaller tasks that need to be accomplished each year to fulfill the broad, long-range goal. Note: Different sources defin" rel="nofollow">ine the term goal differently. Hin" rel="nofollow">inton (2012) defin" rel="nofollow">ines an objective as bein" rel="nofollow">ing broader than a goal. She defin" rel="nofollow">ines an objective as a general desire or theme, and defin" rel="nofollow">ines a goal as a smaller target that you can check off when completed. For the purposes of this course, a strategic plannin" rel="nofollow">ing goal is a broad, long- range outcome that an in" rel="nofollow">institution wants to accomplish in" rel="nofollow">in a period of 3 to 5 years, not a smaller, simple task that can be accomplished quickly. High-level goals are created in" rel="nofollow">in a variety of categories as part of a strategic plan. In this Discussion, you will work in" rel="nofollow">in an assigned small group. As you participate in" rel="nofollow">in the group, imagin" rel="nofollow">ine you are part of a team that will write the technology goal for the Grand City University�s strategic plan. To prepare for this Discussion, read the Grand City University Profile in" rel="nofollow">in the Learnin" rel="nofollow">ing Resources. Explore scholarly resources, such as those found in" rel="nofollow">in the Walden Library, to learn about current issues and challenges related to technology in" rel="nofollow">in higher education. Based on what you learn from these sources, draft a technology goal for Grand City University. This should be a high-level goal to be accomplished over the next 3 to 5 years. With these thoughts in" rel="nofollow">in min" rel="nofollow">ind: Assignment: In your designated group area, post a draft of a technology goal for Grand City University�s strategic plan, and provide data to support the goal. List at least two references to scholarly resources about technology in" rel="nofollow">in higher education Learnin" rel="nofollow">ing Resources Required Readin" rel="nofollow">ings Buller, J. L. (2015). Change leadership in" rel="nofollow">in higher education: A practical guide to academic transformation. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass. �Chapter 4, �From Change Management to Change Leadership� (pp. 81�102) Hin" rel="nofollow">inton, K. E. (2012). A practical guide to strategic plannin" rel="nofollow">ing in" rel="nofollow">in higher education. Ann Arbor, MI: Society for College and University Plannin" rel="nofollow">ing. �pp. 23�26 Diment, G. (2015, October 12). New to higher education? A CIO perspective. Educause. Retrieved from https://er.educause.edu/articles/2015/10/new-to-higher-education- a-cio-perspective Grand City Community �Laureate Education (Producer). (2016c). Grand City University profile [Word document]. Baltimore, MD: Author. Go to the Grand City Community. Review the followin" rel="nofollow">ing document: Grand City University Profile. Optional Resources Tromp, S. A., & Ruben, B. D. (2010). Strategic plannin" rel="nofollow">ing in" rel="nofollow">in higher education: A guide for leaders (2nd ed.). Washin" rel="nofollow">ington, DC: National Association of College and University Busin" rel="nofollow">iness Officers. �pp. 13�21, 29�51, 65�70